China Fails to Block UN Meeting on North Korea Rights

The U.N. Security Council discussed the situation of human rights in North Korea on Friday, despite efforts by China to block it.

It was only the third time the 15-nation council has taken up the issue, usually reserved for other bodies, including the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly. The council has held what has become an annual meeting on the topic since December 2014.

“China is against deliberations by the Security Council on DPRK’s human rights situation,” China’s...